Novelty apparatus

ABSTRACT

Novelty apparatus including a creature assembly having appendage portions.

BACKGROUND

The disclosure herein relates generally to novelty apparatus including acreature assembly having appendage portions.

Different novelty apparatus have been described. For example, U.S. Pat.No. 2,380,175 to Hawkey, U.S. Pat. No. 4,597,400 to Trudeau, Sr., U.S.Pat. No. 6,227,216 to Dweck, and U.S. Pat. No. 7,096,875 toDubinsky-Witkowski disclose various novelty apparatus.

SUMMARY

In one embodiment of a novelty apparatus, the novelty apparatus includesa handle member extending along an axis from a lower end to an upper endand a creature assembly located proximate the upper end of the handlemember. The creature assembly includes a body portion coupled to theupper end of the handle member and three or more appendage portions.Each appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions extendsfrom a proximal end to a distal end and the proximal end of eachappendage portion of the three or more appendage portions is pivotallycoupled to the upper end of the handle member. Further, the three ormore appendage portions are pivotally movable between at least a stowedposition and a deployed position. The distal end of each appendageportion of the three or more appendage portions is located proximate theaxis of the handle when in the stowed position and the distal end ofeach appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions extendsradially from the axis of the handle member when in the deployedposition. Still further, each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions defines an appendage of the creature assembly andincludes a strut encased in covering material over at least a majorportion of the length of the appendage portion.

In another embodiment of a novelty apparatus, the novelty apparatusincludes a handle member extending along an axis from a lower end to anupper end and a creature assembly located proximate the upper end of thehandle member. The creature assembly includes a body portion coupled tothe upper end of the handle member, three or more appendage portions,and material extending between at least two or more appendage portionsof the three or more appendage portions. Each appendage portion of thethree or more appendage portions extends from a proximal end to a distalend and the proximal end of each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions is pivotally coupled to the upper end of the handlemember. Further, the three or more appendage portions are pivotallymovable between at least a stowed position and a deployed position. Thedistal end of each appendage portion of the three or more appendageportions is located proximate the axis of the handle when in the stowedposition and the distal end of each appendage portion of the three ormore appendage portions extends radially from the axis of the handlemember when in the deployed position. Still further, the space betweenat least one pair of adjacent appendage portions is open.

In still another embodiment of a novelty apparatus, the noveltyapparatus includes a handle member extending along an axis from a lowerend to an upper end, a creature assembly located proximate the upper endof the handle member. The creature assembly includes a body portioncoupled to the upper end of the handle member, three or more appendageportions, and open mesh material extending between at least two or moreappendage portions of the three or more appendage portions. Eachappendage portion of the three or more appendage portions extends from aproximal end to a distal end and the proximal end of each appendageportion of the three or more appendage portions is pivotally coupled tothe upper end of the handle member. Further, the three or more appendageportions are pivotally movable between at least a stowed position and adeployed position. The distal end of each appendage portion of the threeor more appendage portions is located proximate the axis of the handlewhen in the stowed position and the distal end of each appendage portionof the three or more appendage portions extends radially from the axisof the handle member when in the deployed position. Still further, theopen mesh material comprises a plurality of apertures are defined withinthe material extending between the at least two or more appendageportions of the three or more appendage portions.

The above summary is not intended to describe each embodiment or everyimplementation of the novelty apparatus. Advantages, together with amore complete understanding, will become apparent and appreciated byreferring to the following detailed description and claims taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a noveltyapparatus in a deployed position.

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the novelty apparatus of FIG. 1but in a stowed position.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the novelty apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the novelty apparatus of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the novelty apparatus of FIG. 1 but in a stowedposition.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of another exemplary embodiment of anovelty apparatus in a deployed position.

FIG. 7 is perspective view of still another exemplary embodiment of anovelty apparatus in a deployed position.

FIG. 8 is top view of yet still another exemplary embodiment of anovelty apparatus in a deployed position.

FIG. 9 is a diagrammatic representation of an exemplary embodiment of astimulation system of a novelty apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of an appendage portion taken alongline 14-14 of FIG. 4.

The figures are rendered primarily for clarity and, as a result, are notnecessarily drawn to scale.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS

In the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments,reference is made to the accompanying figures of the drawing which forma part hereof, and in which are shown, by way of illustration, specificembodiments which may be practiced. It is to be understood that otherembodiments may be utilized and structural changes may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of the disclosure.

An exemplary embodiment of a novelty apparatus 10 is shown in FIGS. 1-5.The novelty apparatus may include a handle member 20 and a creatureassembly 30 coupled to the handle member 20 (e.g., proximate an upperend 24 of the handle member 20).

The handle member 20 may extend along an axis 12 from a lower end 22 toan upper end 24 (see FIG. 4). A user may grip or hold a gripping portion26 located proximate the lower end 22 of the handle member 20. Thehandle member 20 may be formed of any materials (e.g., metal, wood,etc.) capable of supporting the creature assembly 30 proximate the upperend 24 of the handle member 20.

The creature assembly 30 may define a creature. As described herein, acreature may be any animal, insect, imaginary character, human,organism, cartoon, etc. In the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1-5, thecreature assembly 30 defines a spider. The creature assembly 30 may belocated proximate the upper end 24 of the handle member 20 such that auser may manipulate the creature assembly 30 by holding the grippingportion 26 of the handle member 20.

The creature assembly 30 may include a body portion 32 and appendageportions 50 extending radially form the body portion 32 and/or the axis12. In this embodiment, the body portion 32 is the portion of creatureassembly 30 coupled to the upper end 24 of the handle member 20. Thecreature assembly 30 may be permanently attached or removably attachedto the handle member 20 (e.g., so that a user may remove the creatureassembly 30 to change batteries, change to a different creatureassembly, etc.).

The body portion 32 as depicted includes a torso portion 34 and a headportion 36. The torso portion 34 of the body portion 32 may define thebody of the spider while the head portion 36 may define the head of thespider. The torso portion 34 as depicted includes a spot 42 located onthe “back” of the spider. Further, the head portion 36 may include otherfeatures such as, e.g., eyes 38, mouth 40, antennae, etc.

Body portion 32 may be formed of one or more materials such as, e.g.,metals, polymers, cotton, polyester, etc.

The appendage portions 50 may extend from a proximal end 52 to a distalend 54. The proximal end 52 of each appendage portion 50 may bepivotally coupled to the upper end 24 of the handle member 20, may bepivotally coupled to the body portion 32, etc. Although the appendageportions 50 are pivotally coupled either the upper end 24 of the handlemember and/or the body portion 32 in the depicted embodiment in FIGS.1-5, in other embodiments the appendage portions 50 may be fixed to theupper end 24 of the handle member and/or the body portion 32 in, e.g.,the positions depict in FIGS. 1 & 3.

The appendage portions 50 may be rigid and/or resilient. Also, theappendage portions 50 may be formed of one or more materials such as,e.g., metals, polymers, cotton, polyester, etc. In at least oneembodiment, each appendage portion 50 may include a self-supportingstrut encased in a covering material, e.g., fabric, paper, etc. Forexample, each support strut may include a wire strut surrounded at leastpartially by fabric, paper, etc. Each appendage portion 50 may alsoinclude foam, batting, etc. to provide more bulk to each appendageportion 50. The covering may preferably extend over at least a majorityof the length of the appendage portion 50.

A cross-sectional view of an appendage portion 50 taken along line 14-14of FIG. 4 is depicted in FIG. 10. In this embodiment, the appendageportion includes strut member 55, fill material 56, and exteriormaterial 57. The exterior material 57 (e.g., cover material) extendsaround the strut member 55 and the fill material 56 (e.g., to encase thestrut member 55 and fill material 56) so as to define the leg of thespider. The strut member 55 may be formed of a rigid material, e.g.,metal, the fill material 56 may be resilient fill material, e.g., cottonand/or polyester batting, and the exterior material 56 a flexiblematerial, e.g., cotton fabric.

The novelty apparatus 10 may be capable of being positioned (e.g.,pivotally movable) in at least two positions, e.g., a deployed position(see FIGS. 1 and 3-4) and a stowed position (see FIGS. 2 and 5) in amanner similar to that of an umbrella. When the novelty apparatus 10 isin the deployed position, the appendage portions 50 may extend outwardlyfrom the handle member 20 and/or axis 12 such that the distal ends 54 ofthe appendage portions 50 are located away from the handle member 20and/or axis 12. Further, in the deployed position, the appendageportions 50 may be extend away from handle member 20 and/or axis 12 atany selected angle (e.g., 40 degrees or more, 65 degrees or more, 90degrees less, etc.). When the novelty apparatus 10 is in the stowedposition, the appendage portions 50 may “folded” towards the handlemember 20 and axis 12 such that the distal ends 54 of the appendageportions 50 are located proximate the handle member 20 and/or axis 12.

In this embodiment (depicted in FIGS. 1-5), each appendage portion 50defines an appendage, i.e., a leg, of the creature assembly 30, i.e., aspider. Further, the appendage portions 50 may define openings 70located between each of the appendage portions 50 (in other words, thespace between at least one pair of adjacent appendage portions) suchthat, e.g., sunlight, rain, snow, etc. may pass through the openings 70.In effect, the novelty apparatus 10 may only provide limited or noprotection, e.g., from the sunlight, rain, snow, etc., to a user who maybe holding the novelty apparatus 10 above them (e.g., the noveltyapparatus 10 may be prevented from functioning to protect a user fromprecipitation as would a conventional umbrella).

The appendage portions 50 may be the same as every other appendageportion 50 or two or more appendage portions 50 may be different thanthe other appendage portions 50. In the embodiment depicted in FIGS.1-5, each appendage portion 50 is a similar leg of a spider. Further,each appendage portion 50 may include various bends, curves, etc. basedon the creature defined by the creature assembly. For example, eachappendage portion 50 includes two bends, which may, e.g., define thejoints of the leg of a spider.

Further, in the embodiment depicted in FIGS. 1-5, strands 60 may extendbetween the body portion 32 and/or appendage portions 50 and may furtherdefine openings 70. Such strands 60 may represent a spider websurrounding the creature assembly 30. Strands 60 may be optional and, assuch, may not be included in other embodiments.

Support apparatus 28 (e.g., see FIG. 3) may be included in the noveltyapparatus 10 to support the appendage portions 50 when in the deployedposition. Such support apparatus 28 may include a collar that slidesaround the handle member 20 and extension members extending from thecollar to each appendage portion 50. Further, the support apparatus 28may include locking mechanism to maintain the novelty apparatus 10 inthe deployed position. Examples of similar support apparatus may befound in, e.g., umbrellas.

Another exemplary embodiment of a novelty apparatus 100 in a deployedposition is depicted in FIG. 6. Like other embodiments described herein,a handle member 120 may support the creature assembly 130. The creatureassembly 130, in this embodiment, defines an octopus. The creatureassembly 130 may include a body portion 132 and appendage portions 150extending radially from the handle member 120 and/or a vertical axisdefined by the handle member. Openings 170 may be defined between theappendage portions 150 through which different outside elements, e.g.,sunlight, rain, snow, etc., may pass so as to minimally protect the userholding the novelty apparatus 100.

Still another exemplary embodiment of a novelty apparatus 200 in adeployed position is depicted in FIG. 7. Like other embodimentsdescribed herein, a handle member 220 may support the creature assembly230. The creature assembly 230, in this embodiment, defines a witch. Thecreature assembly 230 may include a body portion 232 and appendageportions 250 extending radially from the handle member 220 and/or avertical axis defined by the handle member.

Material 252 may extend between the appendage portions 250 that maydefine a portion of the creature assembly, e.g., the witch's dress.Although the material 252 as depicted in this embodiment is shownextending around all of the appendage portions 250, the material 252 mayonly extend between some of the appendage portions 252 to define otherfeatures, e.g., a cape, arms, etc. Further, some or all of the material352 may include a plurality of apertures so as to form a mesh material.As a result, the plurality of apertures may allow the passage ofdifferent outside elements, e.g., sunlight, rain, snow, etc., so as tominimally protect the user holding the novelty apparatus 200. In otherwords, even though the material 252 may span the openings between theappendage portions 252, the plurality of apertures in the material 252may prevent the apparatus 200 from functioning to protect a user fromprecipitation as would a conventional umbrella.

Yet still another exemplary embodiment of a novelty apparatus 300 in adeployed position is depicted in FIG. 8. A shown, the creature assembly330 defines a bat having its wings extended and may include a bodyportion 332 and appendage portions 350. Material 352 may extend betweensome of the appendage portions 350 to define the wings of the bat. Likethe embodiment depicted in FIG. 7, some or all of the material 352 mayinclude a plurality of apertures so as to form a mesh-like material. Asa result, the plurality of apertures may allow the passage of differentoutside elements, e.g., sunlight, rain, snow, etc., so as to minimallyprotect the user holding the novelty apparatus 300. Further, theappendage portions 350 define openings 370 located between some of theappendage portions 350 such that, e.g., sunlight, rain, snow, etc. maypass through the openings 370.

The novelty apparatus described herein may further include stimulationsystem to provide various forms of stimulation, e.g., sights, sounds,smells, materials, etc. actuated by, e.g., a user. A diagrammaticrepresentation of an exemplary embodiment of a stimulation system 400 ofa novelty apparatus is depicted in FIG. 9. The stimulation apparatus 400may include output apparatus 402 for delivering stimulation, one or moreactuators 404 for activating the output apparatus 402 to deliverstimulation, a power source 406 operably coupled to the output apparatus402 and/or the one or more actuators 404.

The output apparatus 402 may include visual stimulation apparatus 408for providing visual stimulation, auditory stimulation apparatus 410 forproviding auditory stimulation, olfactory stimulation apparatus 412 forproviding olfactory stimulation, and emission stimulation apparatus 414for emitting various materials.

The visual stimulation apparatus 408 may include any apparatus capableof delivering visual stimulation. For example, the visual stimulationapparatus 408 may include light emitting diodes (LED), liquid crystaldisplays (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), incandescent lightsources, electroluminescent light sources, fiber optics, etc. Further,the visual stimulation apparatus 408 may located anywhere on the noveltyapparatus described herein. For example, the eyes 38, mouth 40, spot 42,etc., of the novelty apparatus 10 defining a spider depicted in FIGS.1-5 may include visual stimulation apparatus 408. In such example, theeyes 38, mouth 40, and/or the spot 42 may blink at a selected frequency,glow continually, etc. Further, the novelty apparatus 10 defining aspider may include fiber optic visual stimulation apparatus 408 locatedproximate each of the appendage portions 50 extending from the proximalends 52 to the distal ends 54 to ascent the legs of the spider. Stillfurther, the strands 60 may be formed of light emitting material (e.g.,fiber optic material). For example, the strands 60 may be formed of amaterial that may glow in response to ultraviolet light (commonlyreferred to as a “black light”) provided by the visual stimulationapparatus 408.

The auditory stimulation apparatus 410 may include any apparatus capableof delivering auditory stimulation. For example, the auditorystimulation apparatus 410 may include speakers to output the auditorystimulation. The speakers may be coupled to a portable music player(e.g., an Apple iPod), a CD player, etc. to provide the auditorystimulation, or the auditory stimulation apparatus 410 may includepre-loaded auditory stimulations (e.g., stored in memory). The auditorystimulation delivered from the auditory stimulation apparatus 410 mayinclude sounds such as, e.g., wolves howling, wind whistling,screeching, screams, ghost sounds, roars, barks, voices, bats chirping,songs, stories, jingles, etc. In at least one embodiment, the auditorystimulation apparatus 410 may be located within the body portion of thecreature assembly of the novelty apparatus.

The olfactory stimulation apparatus 412 may include any apparatuscapable of providing aromatic stimulation, e.g., one or more scents. Forexample, the olfactory stimulation apparatus 412 may include containersof compressed gases and/or other materials capable of providing scents.In at least one embodiment, the olfactory stimulation apparatus 412 maybe located within the body portion of the creature assembly of thenovelty apparatus.

The emission stimulation apparatus 414 may include any apparatus capableof emitting various materials, e.g., fog, smoke, bubbles, polymer-basedmaterials (e.g., SILLY STRING), liquid materials, etc. For example, thenovelty apparatus 10 defining a spider depicted in FIGS. 1-5 may includeemission stimulation apparatus 414 that emits fog and/or smoke from thespot 42 and emits polymer-based materials from the mouth 40 upon useractuation. In at least one embodiment, the emission stimulationapparatus 414 may be located within the body portion of the creatureassembly of the novelty apparatus.

In at least one embodiment, the stimulation system 406 may furtherinclude animatronic apparatus such that different portions of thecreature assembly may be moved. For example, the appendage portions 50of creature assembly 30 may move to simulate that the spider is moving.Further, for example, the eyes 38 and/or mouth 40 of the creatureassembly 30 may move. In other embodiments, any portion of the creatureassembly may be moved using animatronic apparatus of the stimulationsystem 406.

The stimulation system 406 further includes a power source 406. Thepower source 406 may be, e.g., one or more batteries, a line source(e.g., power cord), a fuel cell, etc. The power source 406 may beoperably coupled to the output apparatus 402 and one or more actuators404. In at least one embodiment, the power source 406 may be located inthe handle member of the novelty apparatus. In at least anotherembodiment, the power source 406 may located in body portion of thenovelty apparatus.

The one or more actuators 404 may be any input device, e.g., switches,buttons, toggles, etc. that may be actuated by a user. The one or moreactuators 404 may activate the output apparatus 402 to providestimulation from the novelty apparatus. Each of the one or moreactuators 404 may control a different output apparatus 402 and/or maycontrol various variables (e.g., duration, intensity, color, etc.) foreach output apparatus 402. In at least one embodiment, the one or moreactuators 404 may be located on the handle member of the noveltyapparatus such that a user holding the handle member may actuate the oneor more actuators 404. In at least another embodiment, the one or moreactuators 404 may not be located on the novelty apparatus so as toprovide remote control of the novelty apparatus (e.g., using radiofrequency communication).

Although the stimulation system 400 has only been described herein withreference to the novelty apparatus 10 of FIGS. 1-5, the stimulationsystem 400 may be included with any of the other exemplary embodimentsdescribed herein as well as any other novelty apparatus within the scopeof this disclosure.

The complete disclosure of the patents, patent documents, andpublications cited in the Background, the Detailed Description ofExemplary Embodiments, and elsewhere herein are incorporated byreference in their entirety as if each were individually incorporated.

Illustrative embodiments of this invention are discussed and referencehas been made to possible variations within the scope of this invention.These and other variations, combinations, and modifications in theinvention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departingfrom the scope of the invention, and it should be understood that thisinvention is not limited to the illustrative embodiments set forthherein. Accordingly, the invention is to be limited only by the claimsprovided below and equivalents thereof.

1. A novelty apparatus comprising: a handle member extending along anaxis from a lower end to an upper end; and a creature assembly locatedproximate the upper end of the handle member, wherein the creatureassembly comprises: a body portion coupled to the upper end of thehandle member; and three or more appendage portions, wherein eachappendage portion of the three or more appendage portions extends from aproximal end to a distal end, wherein the proximal end of each appendageportion of the three or more appendage portions is pivotally coupled tothe upper end of the handle member, wherein the three or more appendageportions are pivotally movable between at least a stowed position and adeployed position, wherein the distal end of each appendage portion ofthe three or more appendage portions is located proximate the axis ofthe handle when in the stowed position, wherein the distal end of eachappendage portion of the three or more appendage portions extendsradially from the axis of the handle member when in the deployedposition, and wherein each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions defines an appendage of the creature assembly, andwherein each appendage portion of the three or more appendage portionscomprises a strut encased in covering material over at least a majorportion of the length of the appendage portion.
 2. The apparatus ofclaim 1, further comprising an opening between each appendage portion ofthe three or more appendage portions.
 3. The apparatus of claim 2,wherein each opening occupies at least 50% of the area defined betweeneach appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions.
 4. Theapparatus of claim 2, wherein the openings between the appendageportions prevent the novelty apparatus from functioning to protect auser from precipitation as would a conventional umbrella.
 5. Theapparatus of claim 1, wherein each appendage portion of the three ormore appendage portions further comprises fill material encased in thecovering material proximate the strut.
 6. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the apparatus further comprises a stimulation system, whereinthe stimulation system comprises: one or more output devices fordelivering stimulation, wherein the one or more output devices comprisesone or more visual stimulation devices for delivering visualstimulation; a power source operably coupled to the one or more outputdevices; and one or more actuators for activating the one or more outputdevices to deliver stimulation, wherein the one or more actuators areoperably coupled to the power source and the one or more output devices.7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more visual stimulationdevices are located proximate the body portion of the creature assembly.8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more output devicescomprises one or more auditory stimulation devices for deliveringauditory stimulation.
 9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one ormore auditory stimulation devices are located within the body portion ofthe creature assembly.
 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein thecreature assembly has the appearance of a spider.
 11. A noveltyapparatus comprising: a handle member extending along an axis from alower end to an upper end; and a creature assembly located proximate theupper end of the handle member, wherein the creature assembly comprises:a body portion coupled to the upper end of the handle member; three ormore appendage portions, wherein each appendage portion of the three ormore appendage portions extends from a proximal end to a distal end,wherein the proximal end of each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions is pivotally coupled to the upper end of the handlemember, wherein the three or more appendage portions are pivotallymovable between at least a stowed position and a deployed position,wherein the distal end of each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions is located proximate the axis of the handle when inthe stowed position, wherein the distal end of each appendage portion ofthe three or more appendage portions extends radially from the axis ofthe handle member when in the deployed position; and material extendingbetween at least two or more appendage portions of the three or moreappendage portions, and wherein the space between at least one pair ofadjacent appendage portions is open.
 12. The apparatus of claim 11,wherein the open space between the at least one pair of adjacentappendage portions prevents the novelty apparatus from functioning toprotect a user from precipitation as would a conventional umbrella. 13.The apparatus of claim 11, wherein each appendage portion comprises astrut encased in covering material over at least a major portion of thelength of the appendage portion.
 14. The apparatus of claim 13, whereineach appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions furthercomprises fill material encased in the covering material proximate thestrut.
 15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the material defines aplurality of apertures.
 16. A novelty apparatus comprising: a handlemember extending along an axis from a lower end to an upper end; and acreature assembly located proximate the upper end of the handle member,wherein the creature assembly comprises: a body portion coupled to theupper end of the handle member; three or more appendage portions,wherein each appendage portion of the three or more appendage portionsextends from a proximal end to a distal end, wherein the proximal end ofeach appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions ispivotally coupled to the upper end of the handle member, wherein thethree or more appendage portions are pivotally movable between at leasta stowed position and a deployed position, wherein the distal end ofeach appendage portion of the three or more appendage portions islocated proximate the axis of the handle when in the stowed position,wherein the distal end of each appendage portion of the three or moreappendage portions extends radially from the axis of the handle memberwhen in the deployed position; and open mesh material extending betweenat least two or more appendage portions of the three or more appendageportions, wherein the open mesh material comprises a plurality ofapertures are defined within the material extending between the at leasttwo or more appendage portions of the three or more appendage portions.17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein each appendage portion comprisesa strut encased in covering material over at least a major portion ofthe length of the appendage portion.
 18. The apparatus of claim 17,wherein each appendage portion of the three or more appendage portionsfurther comprises fill material encased in the covering materialproximate the strut.
 19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein theplurality of apertures in the mesh material prevent the noveltyapparatus from functioning to protect a user from precipitation as woulda conventional umbrella.
 20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein theapparatus further comprises a stimulation system, wherein thestimulation system comprises: one or more output devices for deliveringstimulation, wherein the one or more output devices comprises one ormore visual stimulation devices for delivering visual stimulation; apower source operably coupled to the one or more output devices; and oneor more actuators for activating the one or more output devices todeliver stimulation, wherein the one or more actuators are operablycoupled to the power source and the one or more output devices.